Replay: Gordon Lithgow shares Five Things He's Learned about How to Live Better Longer
Check out the first five minutes of his recent class.
“Aging is not theoretical, it happens – but it’s never too late to pay attention and take action. It’s important to understand that aging and disease are intertwined. At this point, much of what goes on in adult medicine is ‘whack a mole.’ Stress is not always a bad actor. Aging is plastic. There’s a lot you can do to shape it. Genetics do not equal destiny.”
– Gordon Lithgow, Five Things I've Learned about How to Live Better Longer
Gordon Lithgow is a Professor and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Here’s the first five minutes of our recent two-hour class in which he shares the Five Things He’s Learned about scientists’ remarkable recent efforts to slow aging and improve our chances of a healthy late life.
Five Things I’ve Learned about Living Better Longer shares the implications of important discoveries made by scientists around the world working on slowing down aging and improving late-life health. Gordon addresses the impact of health disparities related to wealth disparities, the exciting research conducted at the Buck Institute, and the connection between aging and disease, along with practical strategies to shape the aging process.
Gordon’s conversation with Kris Rebillot is part of our ongoing series, Five Things I’ve Learned about Living Better Longer. These 90-minute sessions share the insights, perspectives, and experiences of renowned researchers and scientists devoted to exploring the ways in which we age and to applying their knowledge to improve our lives
If you’re eager to discover the insights we need to make the most of the possibilities that await us as we age, this conversation is for you.
Gordon received his PhD in Genetics from the University of Glasgow, Scotland and briefly worked in biotechnology in Switzerland before becoming intrigued with the biology of aging. At the Buck, he became a chief advocate for capitalizing on the Institute’s commitment to interdisciplinary research. He is credited with coining the term “Geroscience” which is now used to describe research on aging and disease around the world.
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